Mine have been spooky horrors for the last few days. Normally they're dobbins to lead in and out of their field, but I've had jogging, barging, spooking, spinning and even rearing. Was supposed to have a lesson on Angel yesterday but she was so tense and worried and upset (I think about the snow melting on the roof) that I ended up just lunging her instead. She has box-walked for the last two days - I can tell by the pattern of the shavings in her box in the morning - and it can't be a coincidence that it's since the snow started. Even Roxy has been ridiculously on her toes, showing off her best spooky moves.
Anyway, not sure what to do! Don't really want to ride them if they're going to do their best to ditch me and are freaking out at things I can't see or fathom. Do I just give them a few days off and hope they go back to being chilled, or ride through it (not sure what that will actually achieve tbh)?
Anyway, not sure what to do! Don't really want to ride them if they're going to do their best to ditch me and are freaking out at things I can't see or fathom. Do I just give them a few days off and hope they go back to being chilled, or ride through it (not sure what that will actually achieve tbh)?